‘Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
School Finance and Operations Z078
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for one Education Specialist II position to administer the Local Produce Fund established pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6602, subsection 12. This position will also provide training to food staff and outreach to local farmers as well as manage the new program promoting seasonally available local products.
| GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 | 1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$53,637 | $91,863 |
|
All Other
|
$5,388 | $6,383 |
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|
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $59,025 | $98,246 |
School Finance and Operations Z078
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to provide a $1 match for every $3 a school administrative unit pays for produce or minimally processed foods purchased directly from a farmer, farmers' cooperative or local food hub in the State pursuant to the provisions established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 6602, subsection 12 up to a maximum of $1,000 per school administrative unit in fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,500 per school administrative unit in fiscal year 2020-21 and subsequent years. Funds appropriated for this purpose do not lapse but must be carried forward into the next fiscal year to be used only to support the provisions of the Local Produce Fund as established in Title 20-A, section 6602, subsection 12.
| GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|
All Other
|
$215,000 | $322,500 |
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|
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $215,000 | $322,500 |
| EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$274,025 | $420,746 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $274,025 | $420,746 |
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2019.’